Gracyn and I began class by comparing the physical geography and climate of three different places in the U.S. - Oregon, Massachusetts and New Mexico. We added new words to her vocabulary cards - climate, natural resources, diverse, culture, immigrants. We read in "Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond". We learned about immigrants and our diverse country. Gracyn understood how people from all over the world bring their culture to share with us in the U.S. We reviewed geography in locating and identifying regions of the U.S. and borders with other countries and oceans. We also began reading in the new "People and Communities" textbook about these same topics.